Paraform

Paraform is a recruiting platform that enables elite recruiters to help companies fill their most critical roles faster.

AI agents HR and recruitingFounders Inc

Latest funding

$40M Series B+ · March 18, 2026

Led by Scale Venture Partners · Source: paraform.com

Latest round on record: Seed, July 2026, amount undisclosed.

Total raised: $65M across 4 sourced rounds

All 5 rounds ↓

Website: paraform.com.

X: @paraformtalent · 1,491 followers.

LinkedIn: paraformxyz.

Categories: AI agents HR and recruiting.

Sectors: Agentic AI, Human Resources, Online Portals, Recruiting, Software.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Founded: 2022.

Total raised: $65M in 4 sourced rounds.

Last round: Jul 18, 2026 · 120 days ago.

Headcount: 51–100 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@paraformtalent · created May 4, 2022 (4 years old) · 1,491 followers

Website registeredJan 27, 1998 (28 years old)

About Paraform

Since starting, we've enabled companies like Shopify, Palantir, Coinbase, Decagon, Ramp and hundreds more finally have a reliable way to hire top talent.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Paraform | 330 days from X account to first raise on record

@paraformtalent·Raised $65M in 4 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Jul 18, 2026	Seed	undisclosed	—	fundraisingfox.com
Mar 18, 2026	Series B+	$40M	SScale Venture Partners	paraform.com
Jun 24, 2025	Series A	$20M	FFelicis	finsmes.com
Apr 15, 2024	Seed	$3.6M	AA*	fundraisingfox.com
Mar 30, 2023	Pre Seed	$1.4M	SSazze Partners	hrtechchina.com

Timeline

May 4, 2022
X account created
January 27, 1998
Website created

Founders and team

JK
John Kim Co-founder, CEO

@0xjohnkim · LinkedIn · source: x.com
JL
Jeffrey Li Co-founder

@lijeffrey39 · LinkedIn · source: x.com

Investors

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Sources and API

Every amount links to the page it came from. * Estimated from an accelerator's published standard deal, not a company-specific disclosure. How Recent Funding sources and verifies funding data. The same data as JSON: /api/v1/companies/paraform (get a free API key).